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Dec. 9, 1930. 4 R. FITZ' POWEP I 1,734,315

TRANSFER BINDING CASE AND RELEASE STAND THEREFOR Filed July 13, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 "FIG.

Dec. 9 1330. R. FlT Z'PO WER 1,784,315

TRANSFER BINDING CASE AND RELEASE STAND THEREFOR Filed July 13, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 a -r IL 15M 42 y 4/ 14 23 r- 27b 22 m6. H

Patented Dec. 9, 1930 mains iiNiTED STATES PATENT OFFEQE RlICI-IARD FITZ POWER, OF HAMI'STEAD, LONDON, ENGLAND, ASSIGNOR TO MORIiAND- & IMPEY LIMITED, OF BIBEJIIETGIQZAM,EIGLAND TRANSFER-BINDING CASE AND RELEASE STAND THEREFOR Application filed July 13, 1927, Serial No..205,362, and in Great Britain. September 25,1926.

This invention relates to transfer binding [cases forsecuring loose leaves, more especially leaves of the kind having on one edge open faced recesses with undercut ends such for example as described in the specification leftin connection with the application Serial No. 84,598 filed January 29, 1926.

The object of the invention is to providev transfer binding case whereonto leaves can be conveniently disposed and rapidly re j moved, the transfer binder being easily operated and automatically ad uStable over a large range of capacities, and also formlng a convenient recipient for surplus leaves,

transferred from a binder according to the Q aforementioned application Serial No. 84,598. A transfer binding case according to this i invention comprises rigidly spaced pairs of, anchoring members each pair being attached,

7 to a cover board, and one pair telescoping within the other, a toothed rack being associated with one or both of said pairs of ans choring members, and a spring-pawl device adapted to engage said rack being connected to the corresponding telescoping anchoring members, the anchoring members being disj posed to occupy the undercut ends of the recesses of the leaves and therefore form an anchoring medium for said leaves, and the leaves being locked in position by a binding force exerted at right angles to the plane of said leaves, by binding plates attached to said telescoping anchoring members due to the engagement of sand aforementioned coacting rack and pawl. Means are provided fordisengaging the said spring pawl from the said toothed rack consisting for example, of a cam device bearing on the spring arm of said pawl and lifting the toe thereof out of engagement with the teeth of the rack.

It should be understood that the above binding mechanism can be housed wholly wit-l in the recesses of the assembled leaves, and therefore within the superficial area of [in contradistinction to such constructions where the binding mechanism has of neces Cir a mass of the leaves assembled on the binder,

When it is desired to position leavesv on he transfer binder or to remove leaves therefrom it is first necessary to operate the cam devices to release the pawls, when the tele scopic anchoring members may be withdrawn wh lly or partly from one another and where after two methods of removal may be utilized, the leaves either being withdrawn or replacedby being removed over the ends of the anchoring members when such are com- 69 pletely detached, or alternatively, where one leaf or a small number of leaves are to be positioned on the binder, by bending over one of the hooks forming the undercut end terminating in the recess and sliding the sheet laterally on to the anchoring members in which case it is unnecessary to completely detach the corresponding anchoring members from one another. In a preferred construction of transfe binding case according to the present invention binding plate members are provided whereto are attached rigidly spaced telescopic anchoring members, spindles being attached to said plate members whereon the cover boards are pivoted by means of bushes housed on the ends of said spindles and secured to the cover boards. One pair of said anchoring members are constructed as ratchet posts sliding freely within corresponding tubular posts carried by the other binding plate member, such tubular posts having associated with them, spring pawls, the toes of which are adapted to engage said ratchet posts, and thus determine the gripping effect exerted by said aforementioned binding plate members on the leaves positioned by the anchoring members. Said spring pawls are each provided with 'a control cam positioned in a raised portion of the spring pawl and adapted, when manually operated, to release the pawls from engagement with the ratchet posts, whereby said plate members may be withdrawn from action on the leaves in order that leaves may be removed or re placed. To re-secure the leaves the said pawl control means may be reset to anchoring position and on forcing the cover boards of the binder together, the pawls and ratchet posts automatically lock the corresponding 10a anchoring members together and consequent- 7 self according to the number of leaves posi-' -ly, according to the pressure exerted, the binding plate members are caused to grip more or less the leaves contained in the binder. p v By the automatic engagement of the pawl with the ratchet in the locking direction, considerable labour is saved when operating the er the anchoring members in connection with I each cover board are constructed of a single plate of suitable metal having a bushed end which houses the spindle pivotally carrying the cover board, the said plate members being curved or bent over at each side extremv ity, the curved portions of the plates occupying the-undercut ends of the recesses of the leaves on the" binder, and the plates being 7 v plate 11. These binding plates 10 and 11' as :12 hereinafter more fullyexplained are used to' adapted to 'te'lescope'one about the other,-be-

ing prevented from relative displacement by the engagement between the curved ends. Beaten or stamped out of one of said plates .area air of racksparallel with the anchorf ing e ges, such racks preferably occupying recessed portions of the other plate Whereon are mounted spring pawls forengagement I said racks, a projectinghandle being provided in association with s'aidpawls for board from the other. In place-of a single binding plate associatedwith each pair of anchoring members, in thisflconstruction a pair of flange members are formed by being entover from the material of the plates near "their outer extremities, which flanges engage theass'em'b'led leaves and exert the necessary binding pressure.

The inventionwill be further described withreference to the'accompanying drawings, in which:

crating stand with the cover boards in the se arated position;

. 1g. 21s a rearview of preventing unauthorized use of the case;

Figs. 3 and ,4 are detailed views of .the i, ratchet and pawl devicesassociated"with the telescopic anchoring members in unlocked and locked. position"respectively iand 1 5 corresponding telescoping elements in order thatthe undercut endsof .the recesses will .be' equally engaged 'by'each of the two ,pairs 10f coacting members;

disposing them out of engagement with the V [racks when'it is desired to detach onecover posts,

. a v the binding case showing the disposlt on of the telescopic an choringme'mbers, and, in -pliantom,.a lock for V Fig. 6 shows an en ibodirnent ofthelinvem tion in which each pair of anchoring members is constructed from a single plate;

F 1g. 7 IS a sectlonal view on the hue VII vVII of Fig.6; I I

F 8 shows the manner in which a lock may to prevent unauthorized use of the associated with the anchorin plates hinder;

and v Fig. -9 is a detailed construction on the line -IX--IX of Fig. 6.showing the manner in which the rackis pressed out from the plate member and the operation of the releasing handle of Y the ratchet-engaging pawl.

V Referring now to the drawings, but first more particularly to Figs. -1 to 5, the binding case consists of, a pair of cover boards Qand 3 mounted onspindles 4', 5, by means of eyelet bushesfi, 7 and 8,9 respectively. Binding plates 10, 11 are each provided'with bushes 12, 13 and 16, 17 respectively wherethrou h g the spindles 4 and 5 arethreaded so that t e cover 2 is pivotally mounted in regard to the binding plate ,memberJ1O and the cover board 3 is likewise mounted in regard to the binding exert pressure on leaves such as 1 assembled in theibinder and thereby prevent'themfrom low anchoring posts 18,19, attached to the binding plate 11. The posts 14, 15am provided with toothed racks 20,21 disposed parallelly with the anchoring edges of. the

16 and 17 are spring bolts 24, 25 respectively andpflassing throng slots 18b, 19b, in the members 18 19, and adapted to engagethe rac'ks'20, 21Iso asto while mounted on the hollow elements pawls 22, 23 secured b *becoming displaced fromithe anchoring mem 1 "hers new described;

determine the distance apart of the binding 7 plates 10, 1'1, and consequently the bindin pressure exerted on the mass of leaves suc as 1 assembled on a transfer binder. In order to re'leasethe pawls from the racks, manually operated cam levers26, 27 are mounted between raised portions 22a, 23a, of the pawls 22,, 23 and the'body portionof the anchoring members 18, -19. v "Reference to Figs. 3 and 4 will show clearly the mode of operation of the'cam levers 26, v

27, whereon spigot stop members 26a, 27a,

are provided, one on eachvof the levers to maintain them in the position (shown in Fig. 3) in which they hold the pawls- 22, 23

out of engagement with the racks-20 and 21, v r the said spigots .beami j i Fig. ,5 shows the manner of constructing a.

on the body @portion of the anchoringsmem or .18 or19. It will b'eQS'een ffromxthe slope on the teethof the rack 20 that the telescoping of the posts 14 tion, and this permits of the automatic engagement in the locking direction, operation of the cam levers 26, 27 being only necessary when it is desired to separate the binding plates 10, ll of the binder.

Reference to Fig. 5 shows the mode of disposition of the anchoring member 15 within the corresponding anchoring member 19, the latter member 19 being formed as a sleeve in which the anchoring member 15 rides, and a Vertical slot in the sleeve casing of the anchoring member 19 adjacent the undercut ends 28-of the leaves 1 massed on the binder permitting a portion of the anchoring member 15 to project into the undercut ends 28 so as to render the anchoring edges of the two members contiguous in order that both will engage equally in the said undercut ends '28 of the leaves so as to firmly and evenly secure theentire massof the leaves disposed on the binder.

The release stand member on which the binding case is shown mounted in Fig. 1 consists of a base portion 29 provided with outwardly tapering support members 30, 31 against which the cover boards2and 3 of the binder areadapte'dto rest when the stand is-in use, such support members 30, 31, being held by angle members 32, 33secured to the base board 29, slots 34 being provided in the base board for the reception of the control levers 26, 27.

In use the binding case is placed on the "stand with the cam levers 26, 27 in the open' position shown so that the pawls22, 23 are out of engagement with the'racks 20, 21, and the cover members 2 and 3 are separated until they abut against the support members 30, 31 respectively, the distance between said support members being determined so that the corresponding pairs of coacting anchor ing members 14, 15 and 18, 19 "do not become completely disengaged as clearly shown in Fig. 1. Abutment members 35, 36 are provided on the base portion 29 of the release stand member and consist in triangular pieces with their opposed faces at a suitable inclination, so that the binding plates 10, 11 of the binding case on being expanded are not impeded, and on reaching the summit of the incline, drop to the base board 29, and are then prevented from inward displace ment by the outer vertical faces of the said abutment members 35, 36, thus preventing unwanted closing of the binding case. Leaves may then be removed from the binder or fresh leaves added or the relative dispositioning of individual. leaves of the binder varied at the will of the operator.

For large-sized binders the cover boards will be provided -.with further securing bushes between the two anchoring members as illustrated in Fig. 2.

Referring now more particularly to Figs. 6, 7 and 9 the anchoring membersl4a,-15a

and 18a, 19a are in this case constituted by the flanged or curved ends of metal plates 37, 38, the plate 37 being attached to its cover board by means of a spindle 4a passing through a bushing 39 formed over the outer end of the plate 37, said spindle carrying eyelet bushes 6a and 7a secured to the cover board 2a. The plate 38 is provided with a bushing 40 through which the spindle 5a cover board is pivotally secured to the spindle 5a by means of eyelet bushes 8a and 9a. Racks 20a, 21a, are provided on the plate 38 and may be conveniently formed by being pressed out of the'material of the plate as clearly illustrated inFig. 9. A pair of rack guides or slots 41, 42 areformed in the plate 37 so as to permit of the sliding in and out movement ofthe racks, spring pawls 22b and 236 being associated with said plate 37 which are adapted to engage with the racks 20a and 21a in the manner described with reference to the construction shown in Figs. 1 to 5. To disengage the spring pawls 22b,

232) from the corresponding racks 20a, 21a,

a cam lever 27b is provided which normally lies flush against the plate 37 with the said spring pawls engaging said racks and which is moved by hand into an upright position in regard to said plate to disengage said pawls 22b, 236 from their associated racks,

being maintained int-his position by a stop member 27 a. lVith the cam lever 27?) in its upright position the plates 37 and 38 are free relative one to the other and anyleaves 1 mounted on the binder can be removed or other leaves may be added; For providing binding elements the plate 37 is turned over inwardly at 43, 44 and the plate 38 is correspondingly inwardly directed, the flange 'members 45, 46, so formed constituting binding plates which exert the necessary pressure on the leaves positioned in the binder to prevent their displacement from the anchoring members.

Referring now to Fig. 8, a lock 47 1s associated with the plate 37, which in this construction has anchoring members 14?), 156

provided with cavities 140, 150, receiving the inturned portions 180, 190, of the coacting anchoring members 18b, 19b, mounted onthe plate 38a. A key 48'is provided adapted to operate the lock 47, such lock fixing the relative position of the plates 37, 38 and preventing unauthorized use of the binding case.

A lock device 47 for preventing unauthorized use is also shown in dot and pick lines associated with the binder illustrated in Fig.

A key-hole 47a is provided for the insertion of a key not shown) which key operates to project a bolt 49 whereon spring-loaded plunger pins 50, 51, are positioned to engage with aligned holes 54, provided for the purpose on the anchoring members'l4, 18.

Similar spring plunger pins 52, 53 fitted on by rolling passes and the corresponding the other end of thedevice 47 engage correspondingly aligned holes '56, 57 in themembers and 19 and definitely prevent any alteration in the placing of the binding plates 10, 11, and thereby anyiloss or removal of leaves from. the-binding case.

What I claim is 1. A binding case for securing loose leaves of the kind having'on one edge open-faced recesses with undercut ends, comprising binding elements for clamping the looseleaves, telescopic anchoringnnembers mounted on.

"said binding, elements and parts of I which occupy said undercut ends, and self-locking means in said telescopic members for holding said binding elements in clamping relation to the leaves.- w o .2. ,A binding case for securing loose leaves of-the kind having on one edge open-faced recesses with undercut ends, comprisingpairs of rigidly spaced anchoring members located within therecess and parts o'fwhich occupy said undercut-ends, one pair being tubular and receiving the other telescoping pair, on

each of which is provided atoothedrack, and 1 spring pawls' associated with said tubular ipairandengaging said racks. I

' 7 53. A binding case for securing of the kind having on one edge open-faced re- ,ment' with p air, and manually operable control means or disengaging saidpawl from said rack.

loose leaves 'cesses with undercut ends, comprising pairs otrigidly spacedhanchoring members, one pair being slidable: within the other, a bindin}! platecarrying each pair of said mem-' bers, a toothed rack provided on one pair of said, members, and p a spring pawl for engagesaid rack provided on the other 4. A binding case for securing loose leaves oi-the kind havingion one edge openfaced re cesses with undercut ends, comprisinga pair of cover boa rds,a pair of rigidly spaced 1 ratchet posts attached to one of said cover boards located in part in said undercut ends,

a corresponding pair ofrtelescopic housing members attached to theother cover board andadapted to slide over said ratchet posts also located in part in said undercut ends, and

spring pawlsassociated with said telescopic members and adapted to engage the. said "ratchetposts for securing loose leaves of th'e'ki'nd having on one edge open-faced recesses with undercut ends comprising a pair of cover boards, a pair of rigidly spaced 5. Abinding case ratchet posts attached to one of said cover .boards, located inpart in said undercut ends,

- a: correspondingpair of telescopic housing i members vfor said ratchet posts attached to the other coverboard and adapted to slide foversaidposts alsolocated in part in said undercut ends, spring pawls adapted to engage said ratchet posts and a manually operated cam device for rendering each of said sprmg pawls-inoperative torelease the leaves.

within the other pair, one'ofsaid pairs,

'of telescoping anchoring mem within the recesses and parts of which occupy "-said' undercut ends, one, pair being tubular and receiving the other tubular pair having therein, flanges on said other telescoping pair pawls plates, cover boards 6; A binding case" for securing loose leaves of the kind having on one edge open-faced "recesses with'undercut ends comprising bindeach a longitudinal slot passing through said slots and engaglng said undercut ends and means on said tubular. pair for binding together the leaves in a direction at right-angles to their plane.

recesses with undercut ends, comprising binding plates, rigidly spaced ratchet posts attached to one of such binding plates located in part-in said undercut ends, correspondingly spaced. receivinganchoring-members telescoping over said ratchet posts and attached to the other; binding plate and also occupying inpart said undercut ends, spring-pawl devices assoclatedwith said second pair of "anchoring members and adaptedto engage said ratchet posts, manually operated cam controlmembers fordisengaging said spring from said ratchets, and cover boards pivotally mounted on spindles attached to said binding plates, a

9. A binding case for securing loose leaves of the, kind having on one edge open-faced V recesses with undercut ends, comprisingpairs of rigidly spaced.

anchoring members, one pair being mounted on each cover of the binder and one pair being slidable within the other,.locking mechanism including a spring-pawl associated with one pair of said bars, and a ratchet associated with the other of said pairs, and an operating stand for said binder provided with spaced supports for the covers of the binder and cavities for housing portions of said locking mechanism.

I 10. A binding case for securing loose leaves ofithe kind having on one edge opensfaced recesses with undercut ends, comprising pairs of rigidly spaced anchoring members, one

pai being slidable within the other, binding plates each carrying a pair o f'said anchoring members, spindles attached to said binding 7 ivotally mountedon said spindles, adjusta le-locking means for securing said. binding plates. in definite spaced relation, and an operating stand for telescoping pair, said s 8; A binding case for securlng loose leaves of the kind'having on oneedge open-faced llu said binder including space-d supports for the cover boards of the binder and troughs for receiving the actuating portion of said locklng means.

11. A binding case for securing loose leaves of the kind having on one edge openfaced recesses with undercut ends, comprising pairs of rigidly spaced anchoring IIlBIH- bers, one pair being mounted on each cover 30 of the binder and one pair being slidable within the other, locking mechanism including spring-pawls associated with one pair of said bars, and ratchets associated with the other of said pairs and an operating stand for said binder provided with spaced supports for the cover boards of the binder, and abutment blocks which engage the insides of the covers of the binder and revent their inward movement, said stan being also adapted to house portions of said locking mechanism.

12. A binding case for securing loose leaves of the kind having on one edge openfaced recesses with undercut ends, compris- 5 ing pairs of rigidly spaced anchoring members, one pair being slidable Within the other, binding plates each carrying a pair of said anchoring members, spindles attached to said binding plates, cover boards pivotally mounted on said spindles, adjustable locking means for securing said binding plates in definite spaced relation, and an operating stand for said binder including spaced supports for the covers of the binder, troughs for receiving the actuating portions of said locking means and abutment plates which engage the aforesaid binding plates so as to prevent their inward movement during operation of the binder.

4 0 In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

RICHARD FITZ POWER. 

